Dustin Christopher Ray has passed away at the age of 39, in California, leaving three children, two of whom are now orphans.
The Morro Rock surf legend has lived a pretty intense life and was struggling with drug addiction. Sueann Groesbeck, his 23-year-old fiancé, lost her life in 2005 in a car accident, in Cayucos.
Mike Jones, Dustin’s longtime friend, has set up a memorial page on Facebook and is raising funds so that D-Ray’s mother can take care of the children   … More
Daisy battling cancer for the third time
The national Paddle for Daisy took place in 36 different locations to support Al Merrick’s eight year old granddaughter, Daisy Love Merrick, who is battling cancer for the third time. The family is currently in Israel seeking treatment for her and the goal of this paddle-a-thon is to fundraise for medical bills that are estimated to be $500,000 not covered by insurance.
At El Porto it was  … More
CHICO — Parts of the trip were beautiful. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes it was “brutal.” Most of all, it was a success.
Michael Kearns, Kevin Hanley and Eric Jones spent a chunk of their summer traveling 700 miles from Brookings, Ore. to San Luis Obispo — on long skateboards. Most of the trip was on State Highway 1.
“It was so hard, physically demanding. It was cold on the coast. We’d skate all day — 30 to 50 miles a day,” said Kearns, 21   … More
Christopher Owen says that when he was battling addiction, there were times he didn’t want to live.
Saturday, he said, as he arrived in Two Harbors after completing a 22-mile kayak crossing of Lake Superior, he never felt more alive.
Owen and two other men with ties to the Minnesota Teen Challenge addiction treatment program in Duluth successfully completed their “Crossing Over†Lake Superior traverse Saturday morning.
Teen Challenge graduates Owen and Adam Matthys  … More